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Slagelse Municipality (Denmark)

2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Oct 2025

Introduction of Slagelse Municipality
Flag
Coat of Arms
Town Flag
Town Coat of Arms

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Introduction of Slagelse Municipality

Slagelse Town is located on the main road from West to East crossing Zealand. Already by the 1970 reforms eight villages and parishes had been incorporated. By the 2007 reforms also Hashøj, Korsør and Skælskør were added. Those three municipalities before absorbed altogether 18 smaller villages during the 1970 reforms. Thus Slagelse was extended to the western shores of Zealand and reached the Great Belt (Storebælt).
Source: Danish WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Oct 2025

Flag

The flag is white with centred arms in logo style.
Source: this image
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Oct 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent with bordure Azure a suspension bridge Vert, on base waves Azure.
Meaning:
The arms display a representation of the bridge crossing the Great Belt (Storebælt Broen) and connecting Funen with Zealand. The bridge enters the latter in Korsør, a former ferry harbour, located on the western shore of Zealand and now part of the municipality.
Source: Danish WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Oct 2025

Town Flag

2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Oct 2025

The flag was white with centred arms.
Source: this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Oct 2025

Town Coat of Arms

Shield Gules an angel statant Argent, haired Or, dressed Azure and winged Argent, holding a shield Argent charged with a cross patty Gules and killing a dragon Vert on base by a lance Argent in bend, all flanked by two towers Argent masoned Sable, each one topped by a ball and a crosslet of the same.
Meaning:
The angel is St. Michael, patron saint of the local parish church. The towers are representing the two other churches, probably dedicated to Our Lady (St. Mary) and St. Peter. The arms are based on local seals, known since 1519, but according to Ralf Hartemink the style assumes an origin already from the 13th or 14th century.
Sources: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage based on
Jakob H. Zeuthen: "Bogen om Danske Kommunevåbener: Logoer og Bogmærker Grønland og Færøeren", Oslo 2000 and [ach82] and
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

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